Online Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

Have a read of the diary of a wimpy kid book and discuss next class

Grammar

I was not learn English until last week – I wasn’t learning English until last week

when I am a child if I do something wrong my mum will punish me when I was a child, if I did something wrong my mum would punish me

I will let them to review the homework I let them review / I make them review 

I was not stayed in ShanghaiI didn’t stay in Shanghai / I wasn’t staying / I wasn’t in Shanghai 

I want to relax myself I want to relax 

my family had a big trouble – my family had some trouble / a lot of trouble / a big problem 

Vocabulary

let = allow – you want to / they say you can
get = ask – in the middle
make = force – you don’t want to / they push you

what? – sorry? / what was that? / what did you say? 

yes – yeah – yep – yup – exactly – totally – uh huh – that’s right
no – nah – nope – nup – not really – eh eh – nah uh

vibe = atmosphere – the feeling of the environment

you have some book I’ve never heard of – a book I don’t know
there’s some dog outside the window – an unknown dog
I teach some vocabulary to my students – more than one word

Speaking exercise

Today I went to my student’s home to teach him piano. he surprised me because in the past time I stopped the class, I didn’t teach him anything but he finished the study by himself. He studied on his own. His mum didn’t push him, he likes the piano. I think the interest is a very important thing in teaching, so when I teach piano I will stimulate the children’s interest. The children all like me because my class is more interesting. I will play some game with them and sometimes I will make up the stories about the piano and I think the attitude and the tone, and the vibe are really important.

This afternoon I went to my student’s home / house / apartment to teach him piano. He surprised me because before I had stopped the class, and I didn’t teach him anything but he continued to learn piano by himself. He studied on his own. His mum didn’t push him, he likes / he’s really into the piano. I think the interest / I think having interest is a very important thing in teaching, so when I am teaching piano I will stimulate the children’s interest / I try to grab their attention / I try to pique their interest. The children all like me because my class is more interesting than other piano teachers. I will play some games with them and sometimes I will make up some stories about the piano and I think the attitude and the tone, and the vibe / atmosphere are really important.